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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Sjra The Woodlands

Silver occurs naturally in surface and groundwater and can be added to water as a biocide that inhibits growth of bacteria and algae. Increasingly, the use of antimicrobial nano-sized silver particles in consumer products contributes to silver in water sources used for drinking water.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
2017ND60ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND20ND

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-10-01AC68654ND
2014-10-01AC68652ND
2014-10-01AC68655ND
2014-10-01AC68650ND
2014-10-01AC68656ND
2014-10-01AC68653ND
2016-05-03AD35009ND
2016-05-03AD35008ND
2017-03-09AD74287ND
2017-04-19AD80097ND
2017-04-19AD80102ND
2017-04-19AD80101ND
2017-04-19AD80098ND
2017-04-19AD80099ND
2019-03-21AE59435ND
2019-03-21AE59438ND